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Issue: Vol. 5529 No. 1: 24 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.3
Page range: 73-92
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Description of larvae and redescription of the fungus beetle Pselaphacus procerus Kuhnt, 1910 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae: Tritomini) from Brazil

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP); Laboratório de Coleoptera (LaC); Av. Nazaré 481; CEP 04263-000; São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP); Laboratório de Coleoptera (LaC); Av. Nazaré 481; CEP 04263-000; São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP); Laboratório de Coleoptera (LaC); Av. Nazaré 481; CEP 04263-000; São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Coleoptera Maternal care immatures gregariousness mycophagy Neotropical

Abstract

The early and mature larvae of Pselaphacus procerus Kuhnt, 1910 are described here for the first time and the adult male and female are redescribed. The description of the larvae of this species represents the second of Pselaphacus immatures. The early larvae of this species are easily separated from mature larvae, by the absence of dorsal sclerotized plates on the abdomen of the former. Based on observations and information from literature, we provide a synopsis of the larval studies on Erotylini, data on maternal behavior in the genus and an updated biogeographical distribution of this species.

 

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